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AMAZING ZOO As avid zoo member, that has gone to every possible zoo Australia-wide, this private zoo is hands-down our favourite of all time. Staff are super friendly and all love their job. Animals are all healthy and happy. Enclosures are spacious and give a very natural feel. So lovely to finally see a Cheetah have enough room to run! And what an amazing experience it was to see it! Enjoy feeding the deer that roam freely through certain parts, (cautious to keep your food at arms length as they are ever hungry!) or enjoy a close encounter that is truly worth your money. All in all, this zoo is worth every penny for the amazing experience you and your family will enjoy. You will be face-to-face with cheetahs and up close and personal to redpandas, and other exotic animals. Whats not to love about this zoo! All the animals seemingly love human interactions! My only thought would be to add a Cafè or a small pop-up coffee stand, this would be an amazing way to generate some extra funds for the zoo! Everyone saying the zoo's gardens aren't well-maintained, obviously don't understand Australia's rugged bushland and the Owner isn't responsible for falling leaves lol. Pathways are all clean and maintained, garbage disposal bins located everywhere so the park is always seemingly clean. I read some silly lady's review that she stuck her hand into a Cassowary's pen. How silly indeed to not adhere to the safety signs and teach your children more respect. Unfortunately people without self-control will ruin these up close encounters when fencing will be installed to keep us away. Keep your hands to yourself unless it is specified that the animals are friendly and human touch is encouraged. As for the comments made about a few of the enclosures that are closed, it's only a few and understandable indeed. This is a private zoo, and it is a beautiful one at that. Looking forward to our next visit in September!
Bethany StrattonBethany Stratton
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Zoo Keeper for a Day - the most AMAZING experience!!! My husband and I did the Zoo Keeper for a day Experience for our 20th Wedding Anniversary. This is an experience that is well worth the money and a must for anybody that enjoys being at a zoo. Our Zoo Keepers for the Day were Tara, Jules, Lilly, Marcus and Steph. All of the Zoo Keepers were magnificent and full of knowledge and energy. Each Zoo Keeper answered our questions and made us feel a part of the Halls Gap Zoo Family. From Meerkats, birds, wombats, wallabies, rhinos, donkeys, lizards, dingos, giraffes, red pandas and cheetahs just to name a few the Halls Gap Zoo has a wide variety of animals and is privately owned. We went into our experience without any expectations not knowing what we were going to experience. By the end of the day we were so thrilled with the day that we had we wanted to recommend this experience to everyone! Do yourself a favour and head to the zoo you will not be disappointed! Make sure you say hi to Jale, Tara, Jules, Lilly, Marcus and Steph they are all so amazing and such an asset to the zoo.
Bianca bBianca b
10
Was excited to visit this zoo as it was highly rated and seeing as this was australia, i had an expectation that this zoo will be different from those from home or other country zoos. I guess this poor review is due to a mismatch of expectations. I understand that the animals are taken care off with food and shelter etc but something just seemed off. Some things that made me feel off was the childrens playground was unnecessarily big. Perhaps converting it to a enclosure for the birds would be a good idea as i noticed the bird cages were pretty small? If i was rich maybe i could sponsor this. Give me an email in a few years ok @hallsgapzooadmin. Another thing that kind of bothered me is the snake in the fossils room seemed to be kept in a closet hahaha. But then again i dont know if snakes have feelings so it could very well be happy. 👁️👅👁️. The crocodile enclosure seemed pretty sad too. Then again, im assuming the crocodile has no feelings too so idk. Please educate me on this. The creme da la creme of enclosures was the pony. Looked like it would reach for a gun and put it in its mouth if it could. Brought tears to my eyes. Please educate me on this. Cant really describe how to make this better. Maybe some shelter? Do they like that? Overall, the staff were friendly and seems to be nice to the kangaroos. Im sure this friendliness is consistent across all the animals and they do the best they can such as feeding and cleaning their enclosures so thumbs up to them. Give yall 2 stars for this. Overall, im still undecided if i should continue supporting zoos
Budi ChiumanBudi Chiuman
00
We had a great experience, 2 children 11 & 9 had the meet & greet with the Dingo & 1 5yr old had the lizard experience. We got a phone call at 10.50 am to tell us that the Dingo experience was @ 11, We were not there ! So we told them we would be there in a couple of minutes as we thought it was later in the day, when we got there 2 adults purchased the meet & feed the Giraffe & Rhino, all were at different times & the Staff were very good to tell us where to go & helped us every step, Made us all feel like Royalty, was great ! There is no food available & toilets are are near the entry, there is porta loos over half way around near the Bison & Ostrich, with a play ground & seats, another playground is closer to the start of the journey with tables. Our experience was good, seeing all the animals, except for the lizard, it was only a shingle back ( blue tongue ) for the 5 year old, thought it would be a bigger lizard but she loved it ! & We were the last to leave. Thanks Halls Gap Zoo Staff.
Jackie CongdonJackie Congdon
00
Had an absolutely incredible experience at Halls Gap Zoo! I was gifted a red panda encounter as a birthday present and had opportunity to meet Shardul the red panda! He was adorable and full of personality! Definitely an unforgettable experience and would do it again in a heartbeat. Shout out to our zoo keeper guide (forgot his name sorry😢) he was great; he told us lots of interesting information not only about the red pandas but also about the zoo itself. As for the rest of my experience at the zoo, couldn’t be happier. It had a more interactive feel compared to other Zoos I have visited in Victoria. You can purchase grain to feed the Deer, Kangaroo, Wallabies, Goats and Himalayan Tahr, which are all very gentle animals. The zoo has a wide variety of animals, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Additionally, the staff were lovely and were very helpful when approaching them. Would recommend this zoo for all ages and I will definitely be back!
Natalie GNatalie G
30
What an awesome wildlife zoo!! Zookeeper was super friendly and happy to chat/educate us as she was feeding the animals. It was quite hot when we went so we didn't see some animals as they were hiding and keeping cool (which also meant we didn't get to see the baby capuchin monkey!) The deer were ravenous for the food and I wish we had gone for more than 2 packets as we got through it so quickly and one specific deer kept gnawing at my shirt to get more food 😂 The best part was feeding the wallabies as they are so gentle and sweet but not all animals are food focused so don't be sad if one ignores you. Lots of animals roaming around and you will definitely get a good amount of steps in. If it weren't so warm, we would have gone around twice again. The souvenir shop was great and I was a little indecisive but the staff are great and I don't mind splurging a bit more since it's going to a zoo. Great selection of stuff!
Issy DIssy D
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Address
4061 Ararat-Halls Gap Rd, Halls Gap VIC 3381, Australia
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+61 3 5356 4668
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hallsgapzoo.com.au
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Halls Gap Zoo is a country 53-acre zoo located about 7 kilometres from Halls Gap, Victoria, Australia. From the zoo you can see Grampians National Park. It is Victoria's largest regional zoo, holding over 160 native and exotic species.
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